Since 1st elected by Venezuela's poor majority, the Chavez govt has used wealth from the country's oil resources for the poor majority of Venezuela, e.g. for health care & education; has given land to poor farmers; & has built up & diversified the economy

Some people imagine that "Venezuela is a dictatorship that people are fleeing". The reality is very different: a democracy, where the people have elected socialist governments in recent years, ensuring less poverty, more human rights, & more people coming